Surgical fastener
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Description
Claims
The ornamental design for a surgical fastener, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D744646
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 2, 2013
Date of Patent: Dec 1, 2015
Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Somerville, NJ)
Inventors: Robert Nering (Stockton, NJ), Simon Cohn (Lebanon, NJ), Anthony Miksza (Nazareth, PA), Matthew David Daniel (Ann Arbor, MI), Jeremy David Jarrett (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/459,660
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 2, 2013
Date of Patent: Dec 1, 2015
Assignee: Ethicon, Inc. (Somerville, NJ)
Inventors: Robert Nering (Stockton, NJ), Simon Cohn (Lebanon, NJ), Anthony Miksza (Nazareth, PA), Matthew David Daniel (Ann Arbor, MI), Jeremy David Jarrett (Cincinnati, OH)
Primary Examiner: Wan Laymon
Application Number: 29/459,660
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Suturing Or Fastening (e.g., Stapling, Etc.) (30) (D24/145)